poori

poori
poori [poor′ē]
n.
alt. sp. of PURI

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poo·ri also pu·ri (po͝orʹē) n. pl. poo·ris
A light unleavened wheat bread of Pakistan and northern India, usually fried in deep fat.
  [Hindi pūrī, from Sanskrit pūraḥ, cake. See pelə-1.

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